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Madagascar

Sirama’s former CEO resurfaces

After going through a bad patch, Sirama’s former CEO Zaka Rakotonirainy has just gone into the property business with some new partners.

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2009

Alain Moyon goes into hotels

The French businessman Alain Moyon has several projects up his sleeve, in spite of his legal conflict with the head of Funigold, Mamimiana Rasolondraibe.

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2009

The Tiko group's plans

The company owned by President Marc Ravalomanana is working on two projects for expansion by acquiring stakes in large local firms.

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2009

Madagascar International Services

A Lebanese businessman in his fifties, Naji El Haje, has [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2009

State Bank of Mauritius

The Madagascan subsidiary of the State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.01.2009

Tsimiroro Soon Uneconomical?

The U.S. firm Madagascar Oil said on Dec. 9 it had increased by 30% the estimate of reserves on its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.12.2008

Can Sterling Go It Alone?

The British junior Sterling needs find oil in Madagascar to boost to its sagging share price. But it is having trouble finding the money to pay for its share in drilling a well.

Subscribers only Energy 23.12.2008

Spotlight
Between Reforms and a Heavy Hand

With elections in late 2011 in mind, president Marc Ravalomanana has set himself the challenge of projecting the image of a democrat to the country’s donors while reducing the number of political parties and bolstering the presidential nature of his [.

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2008

Ramanoelina Voices Regrets

Agriculture minister Panja Ramanoelina regrets not having travelled to Paris as expected on December 8 to explain the sale of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2008

Two Ministers at Loggerheads

President Ravalomanana has his advisers keep a close eye on his ministers: everyone feels they are sitting in an ejection seat and teamwork has gone out of the window.

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2008

Pierrot Rajaonarivelo

The former Malagasy deputy prime minister, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo, is growing increasingly impatient about living in exile in Paris as the [...]

Subscribers only 19.12.2008

Antananarivo

The nephew of a well known industrialist, Marcel Ramanandraibe, has [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2008

Antananarivo

The former managing director of the Institut de Gemmologie de [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2008

President's TV Channel Loses Court Case in Madagascar

The Malagasy Broadcasting System’s television channel that belongs to president [...]

Subscribers only 19.12.2008

Gimpex

An Indian company specializing in mining, Gimpex (Madagascar), whose chief [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.12.2008

Niko Resources

After acquiring a 75% holding in the 16, 845 sq.km. [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.12.2008

Energy Engineering Investment

The financial concern Energy Engineering Investment, headed in Mauritius by [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.12.2008

What Role for New State Oil Firm?

The forthcoming creation of a national oil company in Madagascar is stirring a lot of debate about the share-out of power between the company and government.

Subscribers only Energy 09.12.2008

Madagascar
Rahaga strikes a good deal

The owner of the Madagascar Tribune, Rahaga Ramaholimihaso, pulled off [...]

Subscribers only 08.12.2008

The party's over for Rahaga

Although Andry Rajoelina was the favourite, the battle for the control of the Madagascar Tribune was finally won by the PR agency Toowell.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2008

Tiko goes into a new business

During the last few weeks the Tiko group owned by President Marc Ravalomanana has diversified its activity into the rental [...]

Subscribers only Business 05.12.2008

André Ramaroson back in service

The Madagascan king of soap, André Ramaroson, who had retired, has gone back into the saddle to take on the State that wants to expropriate one of his plantations.

Subscribers only Business 05.12.2008

Daniel Mathat

Investing in Madagascar is no easy matter, as the Frenchman Daniel Mathat is finding out to his cost. His project [...]

Subscribers only 05.12.2008

Jean-Marc Simon

According to our sources, the former French Ambassador to Gabon, Jean-Marc Simon is in pole position to succeed Gildas Le [...]

Subscribers only 05.12.2008

Assist Développement

The firm owned by the Frenchman Alain Moyon has filed [...]

Subscribers only Business 05.12.2008

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